City Farmer in Vancouver: an urban wonderland
I spent a lovely couple of hours on two occasions visiting the Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden, AKA City Farmer, exploring this...
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Compost in Battery Park City and remembering 9/11
After reading about Battery Park City Authority's dog waste composting program, I was very interested to find out more. It was amazing to...
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Autumn flowers in Brisbane
Autumn is my favourite season in Brisbane. Long sunny days, mild nights and good rainfall keep everything from drying out and becoming...
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A garden for chickens
Chooks are a joy to live with. Their unique personalities are wonderful to get to know and their antics are really entertaining....
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Woman of the flower
Suzanne Cox, 2018 This painting came after looking at a yellow rose and seeing the swirl of the petals and how they looked like the...
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Garlic chives and society garlic- delicious and attractive
Easy to grow, tasty and healthy these flat leaved chives keep giving. Garlic chives and society garlic are very similar in appearance -...
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A tea garden
Teas can be made from leaves, roots, flowers, fruits, stem or seeds. Whether they are iced or hot, relaxing, refreshing or medical they...
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Edible flowers - garnishes and decoration
Flowers can be used to decorate cakes, pancakes, drinks, breads and almost anything. Although it generally makes sense to match flavours...
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Edible flowers through the rainbow
Grow your own flowers to add to salads, cakes, teas or simply as a garnish for colour and beauty. Commercially grown flowers are usually...
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Salad from the garden - greens, fruits, flowers and seeds
Salads are a great opportunity to explore a variety of raw green leaves to add flavour, nutrition, colour and texture. Look for the young...
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Nasturtium - spicy and beautiful
Nasturtium is an easy to grow flowering ground cover. Both its leaves and flowers make a spicy addition to salads, used as a garnish,...
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